Dreamweaver CS4 Changes Impact BITS Workshops

With CS4, Adobe has enhanced Dreamweaver cascading style sheet (CSS) features to comply with evolving web standards, specifically the migration from HTML tables to CSS for text formatting and page layout. This has required the following changes in how Dreamweaver workshops presented by BITS will be presented:

• Dreamweaver CS4 requires that students learn advanced web development features (i.e., CSS). Dreamweaver training will now be a minimum of two 50 or 75 minute workshops, with a possible third session required.

• Students will create web pages from templates that use CSS for formatting and page layout. BITS will provide the standard template and guide students through creation of the final “Campus Computing Resources” page. Students will learn how to change colors, add links and images, and more, but they will not learn how to set up the structure and layout of the page.

Alternatives to Dreamweaver

If the time and training involved with Dreamweaver CS4 no longer matches the goals of your assignment, you can explore other options, such as Mozilla SeaMonkey, a simple web editor, online resources for making web pages, Web 2.0 tools, and more. For more information and links to additional options, see the article “Growing with Web Standards.”

Together BITS and CETL can assist you with incorporating technology into your course material. To get the conversation started, please contact BITS at 836-5157, training@uwec.edu or stop by and see us at the Help Desk / BITS complex, OL 1106.